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1973: Seven Tucumcari High School Lady Rattlers qualified for the first-ever girls state track meet this coming weekend after the team finished second to Amistad at the district meet.

Qualifying were Cece Lopez in the 50- and 80-yard low hurdles, Linda Lujan in the high jump and 880-yard run, Jeanie Harrelson in the high jump, Celina Sena in the shot put, Helen Genitski in the mile run, Kathy Borquez in the discus throw and Jackie Cothern in the 50-yard dash.

Traveling with the girls will be the coach, Mrs. Franco.

— State police were investigating a two-car accident 1.3 miles east of Endee on Interstate 40 that injured a 78-year-old woman from Youngstown, Arizona. Her Volkswagen collided with a Buick driven by a man from Florida, who was not hurt. The woman was cited for driving on the wrong side of the road.

— The Tucumcari FFA was holding a Slave Sale fundraiser from the Safeway parking lot. Any labor designated by the buyer will be done, from yard work to farm labor. “There will be many strong backs to do any job, so buy a slave,” the newspaper reported.

— Quay County residents were warned it was unlawful to leave old refrigerators or freezers on their property without the latches or doors removed. The warning was prompted by an incident where a local 10-year-old boy became locked inside a refrigerator. The boy was removed, but it could have ended fatally for him.

— The U.S. Army Studio Band was scheduled to play a concert at the Tucumcari Recreation Center on Lake Street. Mayor King Aitken signed a proclamation proclaiming Sunday as U.S. Army Studio Band Day.

— Home Furniture and Gift Shoppe was advertising a 15-cubic-foot Hotpoint refrigerator-freezer for $368.50 with trade. It also offered a free automatic ice maker.